Combined table and robe-rail for automobiles.



J.-R. HARDM'AN. COMBINED TABLE AND ROBE RAIL FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION mw o'c'T.'24. |91s.

1 302 5420- I Patented May 6,1919;

JOHN R.-HARDIIIAN, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

COMBINED TABLE AND ROBE-RAIL FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May e, rate.

' Application filed October 24, 1918. Serial No. 259,515.

I the following is a specification.

It is very desirable for travelers in automobiles to havein the car a convenient table upon which alunch can be spread thereby avoiding the necessity of getting out upon the dusty or wet grass and the object of the present invention is to provide such means in such form that it shall not occupy much room in the car or be troublesome to set up. Incidentally it is the object of the invention to provide such means in such form that it shall be utilizable as a robe rail.

The invention is embodied in the example herein particularly shown and described, the features of novelty being finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a side view showing the table raised.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the table lowered.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the table lowered, parts being broken out.

The table is more conveniently connected to the rear side of the front seat and as the two means shown for efiecting the connection are symmetrical duplicates of each other a detail description of one will sufiice for both.

In the views 5 designates the back of the front seat of the automobile; Near the top of the back is secured by suitable means as for example screws 6, the base 7 of a hinging member said base having cast therewith a lug having an upwardly extending portion 8 and a downwardly extending portion 9 and a downwardly extending vertical web 10. The web 10 has a forward extension 10 that abuts against the rear side of the back and helps to brace the member to form a tooth 15 to engage the downwardly extending lug 9 when the table is turned down into normal position as shown in Fig. 2. Formed with the hinging memher on the table is a second tooth 16 that engages the upwardly projecting lug 8, of the hinging member on the back of the seat, when the table is turned up into position for use, as shown in Fig. 1. The slot 14, it will be observed, permits the movement of the table to bring either tooth 15 or 16 into engagement with its companion lug 9 or 8 respectively to hold the table in the lowered or raised position respectively. Or more particularly the slot 14 permits the table to be so elevated as to permit the tooth 16 to be passed over the top of the lug 8 and then depressed into engagement with that 'lug, and reversely when said tooth is first disengaged from said lug 8 the table may be turned down and pushed forward to cause the tooth 1-5 to engage with the lug 9. When the table is in its raised position as shown in Fig. 1, the lug 8 fits rather snugly between the slotted arm 13 and the tooth 16 and is therefore held steadily in that position until lifted oif the lug. The

hinging member on the table has bracket arms 18 upon which the table is-secured.

on its upper edge substantially as on the usual robe rail. If several robes making a body too thick to be normally inserted .be-

tween the upper edge of the table and the back of the seat the tooth 15 can be released 6 from its lug and the upper edge of the tablethe slot 14. A

The parts can be modified without departing from the gist of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

1. .In combination with a table and hinging members therefor, the latter comprising a part for a fixed object with a double lug and a part for the table including two teeth. one of said teeth adapted to engage one of said lugs to hold the table in elevated position and the other tooth adaptedto engage the other lug to hold the table in lowered position.

2. In combination with a table. a hinging means therefor comprising a member for attachn'ient to a fixed part. said member having two lugs and a member attached to the table having separate teeth for engagement with said lugs, and means loosely connecting said members to permit each tooth to be brought into engagement with its lug independently of the other.

3. In combination with a table, a hinging means therefor, comprising a member for attachment to a fixed part, said member having two lugs and a member attached to the 4 table having separate teeth for engagement 1a with said lugs, and a pin and slotted arm connection between said members to permit each tooth to be brought into engagement with its lug independently of the other, substantially as described.

JOHN R. HARDMAN. 

